What color is #935C93?

#935C93 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #935C93?

The RGB value is 147, 92, 147: 147 red, 92 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #935C93?

The complementary color is #5C935C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #935C93?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#935C93 color

#935C93 rgb(147, 92, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #935C93 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 36.1% green and 57.6% blue (147, 92, 147).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 23% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda Onion (#9D5A8F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#935C93 color codes

HEX	`#935C93`
RGB	`rgb(147, 92, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 36.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 23%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 37%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.93, 31.63, -21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.93, 37.98, 326.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.126, 15.965, 29.567)`
Decimal	`9657491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #935C93, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #935C93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#935C93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #935C93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #935c93; }
.text { color: #935c93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #935c93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 92 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #935c93, #935c77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #935C93?: #935C93 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Bermuda Onion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #935C93?: The RGB value is 147, 92, 147: 147 red, 92 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #935C93?: The complementary color is #5C935C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #935C93?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.